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November 11, 2024
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Hi friend 👋🏼 and welcome to this week’s edition of “the dump.”
It’s the week after here in the US. And no one really knows what that means except that we can already foresee the impact of a new Trump presidency on tech, and particularly AI. I am sure that folks at TikTok are also entering a long wait-and-see game…
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📊 Stat of the Day: X had 942M posts worldwide on US Election Day, a global all-time daily high. (Source: X)
As TikTok stares down an impending federal ban, Donald Trump’s win in the presidential election could be a lifeline. It’s a plot twist for the embattled, Chinese-owned social media company. During Trump’s last presidency, the president-elect had been the one to initiate the calls to ban TikTok, which only petered out because he didn’t win his first attempt at re-election in 2020.
But during his 2024 campaign, Trump took a different approach. He wrote in all-caps on his platform Truth Social, “FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT WANT TO SAVE TIK TOK IN AMERICA, VOTE TRUMP!”
The news comes a week after Canada ordered shutdown of TikTok offices over security risks.
Read more here (TechCrunch)
You open up Instagram on your smartphone and immediately see an intriguing video on your feed. Suddenly, before you can even dive into the clip, the feed refreshes, and the video is gone.
Well, apparently Instagram was doing this on purpose. But, it was really annoying users so now they've stopped it.
Read more here (Mashable)
Trying to get more views on YouTube can feel like screaming into the void. In this article, I’ll share 13 actionable strategies to get more views on YouTube.
Read more here (Buffer)
Scale your team's capabilities without increasing headcount
Break through plateaus and reach new audiences on Meta
Leverage authentic storytelling in competitive landscapes
Reduce CPAs by 25% while scaling your reach
ByteDance has unveiled an artificial intelligence system that can transform any photograph into a convincing video performance, complete with subtle expressions and emotional depth that rival real footage. The Chinese technology giant, known for TikTok, designed its “X-Portrait 2” system to make still images mirror scenes from famous movies — with results so realistic they blur the line between authentic and artificial content.
Check out the research here (VentureBeat)
Social network X has so far limited its AI chatbot Grok (built by Elon Musk’s other company xAI) to its premium, paying users. However, the platform is seemingly preparing to open up the chatbot to free users.
Check out the research here (TechCrunch)